The common tangent to the parabola \(y^2=32 x\) and \(x^2=256 y\) will be

The common tangent to the parabola \(y^2=32 x\) and \(x^2=256 y\) will be
  1. \(2 x+4 y+64=0\)
  2. \(x+2 y-32=0\)
  3. \(2 x+4 y+32=0\)
  4. \(4 x+2 y+64=0\)

Solution

Given parabolas are, \(y^2=32 x \text { and } x^2=256 y\) We use a standard result to find equation of common tangent. Equation of tangent common to \(y^2=4 a x\) and \(x^2=4 b y\) is, \(b^{1 / 3} y+a^{1 / 3} x+\left(a^2 b^2\right)^{1 / 3}=0\) Here, \(\begin{aligned} & 4 a=32 \Rightarrow a=8 \\ & 4 b=256, \quad b=64 \end{aligned}\) So tangent is, \(\begin{array}{ll} & (64)^{1 / 3} y+(8)^{1 / 3} x+\left(8^2 \times 64^2\right)^{1 / 3}=0 \\ \Rightarrow \quad & 4 y+2 x+64=0 \end{array}\)

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (17 Sep Shift 2)

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